Well the other day myself, Alan, Peter and Dr Neil (Kildare) Wheeler walked up to what we call the Lonely Palm. Well as you have probably read before our very own Dr Neil Wheeler is quite a wordsmith and he has written a great description of the walk we did. If you are here and enjoy walking then this is one of the best you will do. I am also being clever today adding the file as a pdf so it can be dowloaded and easy to print.

So what do you do when the weather is cold, its raining and you just need to get out of the house or you'll go stir crazy - Yep, we took a run into Arrecife this morning just for something to do ! We dressed the part in layers and layers of clothing, waterproof jackets, boots and off we set, anyone would think we were heading to the antarctic. The weather during our walk was a mixture of wind, sun and rain, not always in that order. Here are a few photos taken during our walk. ​First photo is of the Castillo de San Gabriel, then the Music Kiosk, followed by the small sailing boats rocking gently in the ocean. If you are not inclined to walk the seafront then you can catch the little red train at San Gines.

Just round the corner from the small sailing boats is a cabin selling coffee and a pergola where you will always see the old men playing dominos. The next photo shows the tide is out exposing the reef. Not much work today for the man with the sun beds and finally a view of the Gran Hotel looking across the beach and reef. You can go to the top of the Gran Hotel for a coffee (service is dreadful) but you can get some great photo's while you are there.

We headed back to the new Marina where the van was parked and decided to call into our favourite coffee shop "Panadería Pastelería Francesa". Great selection of cakes, filled rolls and other goodies. We took home two pieces of quiche, can't wait to have it for my tea, yum. Other photos show the marina with the Cruise Ship Aida in the background.

Question: "Where is the nearest ATM?" Answer: Its in Arrieta.NOT at the petrol station as perviously stated but by the supermarket in the village. Drive to the roundabout in Arrieta , turn right, drive to the bottom of the road, you will see a supermarket on the left corner, the ATM is on the wall here.